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Corticosterone

Known as: (11beta)-11,21-Dihydroxypregn-4-ene-3,20-dione, Pregn-4-ene-3,20-dione, 11,21-dihydroxy-, (11beta)-, Corticosterone [Chemical/Ingredient] 
An adrenocortical steroid that has modest but significant activities as a mineralocorticoid and a glucocorticoid. (From Goodman and Gilman's The… 
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11-dehydrocorticosterone18-vinyldeoxycorticosterone19-norcorticosterone20-dihydrocorticosterone
Adrenal CortexCorticosterone AssayCorticosterone:MCnc:24H:Urine:QnCorticosterone:MCnc:Pt:Ser/Plas:Qn

Broader (3)

Adrenal Cortex HormonesAnti-Inflammatory AgentsGlucocorticoids

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Highly Cited
2016
Highly Cited
2016
The relationship of telomere length to baseline corticosterone levels in nestlings of an altricial passerine bird in natural populations
Environmental stressors increase the secretion of glucocorticoids that in turn can shorten telomeres via oxidative damage… 
Review
1997
Review
1997
Behavioral Sensitization to Ethanol: Genetics and the Effects of Stress
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Activation and inhibition of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis of the neonatal rat: Effects of maternal deprivation
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Progesterone blocks cholesterol translocation from lysosomes.
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Differential hormonal and physiological responses to stress in Roman high- and low-avoidance rats
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
Neonatal malnutrition: neurochemical, hormonal and behavioral manifestations.
Highly Cited
1973
Highly Cited
1973
Liver cytosol corticosteroid binder II, a hormone receptor.
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
Isolated adrenal cells: steroidogenesis and cyclic AMP accumulation in response to ACTH.
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
The transformation of testosterone into dihydrotestosterone by the brain and the anterior pituitary.
Highly Cited
1964
Highly Cited
1964
CHRONIC PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF FIGHTING IN MICE.
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